forward

association football position played near the opponent's goal
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Summary

forward is an association football position[1]. forward draws 18,638 Wikipedia views per month (association football position category, ranking #2 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: attacker[3]
  • Part of: offense[4]
  • Commons category: Association football forwards[5]
  • Opposite of: defender[6]
  • Sport: association football[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Association football forwards[8]
  • Female form of label: attaquante[9], Stürmerin[10], aanvalster[11], مُهَاجِمَة[12], napadalka[13], útočnice[14], Stiermerin[15], delantera[16], нападающая[17], atakantino[18], davantera[19], חלוצה[20], нападниця[21], dianteira[22]
  • Male form of label: Stiermer[23], puolėjas[24], dianteiro[25]

Why It Matters

forward has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] forward is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). forward. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/forward
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_forward_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{forward}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/forward}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-22}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0359413-fotbalovi-utocnici
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0359413-fotbalovi-utocnici, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  2. 20w ago · OBender12 · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Association football forwards
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → attacker
    Part of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Football in Bloomington, Indiana, 1995.jpg"
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